libs will talk it up even if they just come close. they need to win though.

it's not that it will be newsworthy in a year, it's that it's telling because it's a near in upper class suburban district... these are the types of districts that are trending away from Republicans as the GOP targets lower income populists. There is nothing uniquely amazing about Osoff so if he wins this then it's a bad sign of things to come for the GOP.

doesn't help the GOP that Ossoff is getting INSANE money and celebrity support from out of state (like the most money ever spent on a congressional election or something), and Handel is a pretty weak candidate (not even sure she graduated college). Add in the riled up libs going out to vote in droves who otherwise wouldn't lift a finger in a worthless not-even-midterm-election. If I'm GOP I want to look out for this sort of thing of course, but the odds are actually stacked against them right now in this election IMO.

Jews all over town have Ossoff signs in their front yard, even outside of the district hes running in. My parents neighborhood (like 90% Jewish, not in Ossoff district) is full of them.

Trump won the district by like 1.5%. The district was always a tossup so I think it's ok if it goes either way. At those margins it comes down to how individuals connect with the voters It's not all about party affiliation.

My point is at those narrow margins it comes down to the individual candidates. It tells us nothing about the overall trends in how people vote. But let me amend that to add that this is only true of Ossoff wins by a narrow margin. If he wins by 5%+ I think that is a somewhat bad sign.

Even if that's true, the GOP is still fucked because they will have to win close calls in a ton of districts. There are lots more suburban districts than rural ones. Yes, most of them could go either way, but if you are defending 50 districts like that then chances are you are going to lose a lot of ground.

Plus, I don't think this District is particularly bad for the GOP compared to many they are defending. As an example, look at Barbara Comstock's district outside of Washington, DC. If Ossoff basically ties in this one then I doubt she can hold on.